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READDESK PC 

USER MANUAL 

 
 
 
 

Multifunction Camera with OCR Reader 

 

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Summary of Contents for READDESK PC

Page 1: ...READDESK PC USER MANUAL Multifunction Camera with OCR Reader Support support issist com...

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Page 4: ...6 FEATURES 13 Alignment 13 Reading 16 Views 21 Original View 21 Redrawn View 22 Rotate Image 25 Toggle Color 25 Save Load Images 26 Auto Read Images 28 Auto Scan Images 29 Text Saving 30 Zoom In Out 3...

Page 5: ...MENU OPTIONS 34 Color 35 Reading 37 Speech 38 Languages 40 Help 40 Quit 41...

Page 6: ...nimal assembly Install the software Connect camera to the computer using the USB 2 0 cable and its ready to use Customization The Color Speech Views and many other settings can be customized to fit yo...

Page 7: ...ttractive and user friendly interface which is easy to use Natural sounding voice Reads in a high quality natural sounding voice that is customizable through the menu ReadDesk Preview Figure 1 ReadDes...

Page 8: ...document USB 2 0 Cable Connect Camera to Laptop or Desktop Software DVD Install ReadDesk software and drivers Setup instructions 1 Insert the SOFTWARE DVD into your computer and install ReadDesk soft...

Page 9: ...hoose what to do with this disk Choose Install or Run program from your media Click Run ReadDeskSetup exe 2 Pop up Do you want to allow this program to make changes on your computer Click Yes 3 Read L...

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Page 11: ...Windows XP 1 Run ReadDeskSetup exe 2 Read License Agreement Click Accept 3 Ensure Install ReadDesk is checked Click Next 2 Connect one end of the USB 2 0 CABLE to the CAMERA USB port shown in Figure...

Page 12: ...2 4 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 CABLE to your LAPTOP or COMPUTER 5 ReadDesk should AUTOSTART once the camera has been detected For MANUAL START double click READDESK ICON on your desktop or...

Page 13: ...k 6 Ensure computer has Active Internet Connection Pop up Product Registration Enter your 11 digit serial number located on your ReadDesk DVD in textbox Click Ok FEATURES ALIGNMENT 1 Start by placing...

Page 14: ...14 Figure 3 2 Align the page using the Alignment Bar as shown in Figure 4 Alignment Bar Camera Head...

Page 15: ...15 Figure 4 3 Pages can be oriented Right Side Up or Upside Down which is useful for reading textbooks without manually moving the camera as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Align Page to Alignment Bar...

Page 16: ...Start reader by pressing Spacebar or Clicking on the Blue Read icon in the top right corner as shown in Figure 6 Alternatively you can use Delayed Read to read a page To do a delayed read hold Spaceb...

Page 17: ...17 Figure 6 6 Automatically brings up the Loading Screen as shown in Figure 7 Read Menu...

Page 18: ...18 Figure 7 7 After image is finished loading reader will start automatically reading text aloud while highlighting text as shown in Figure 8 Pause Stop...

Page 19: ...can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE Here are the READINGSHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Read Spacebar Click Delayed Read 8 seconds Hold Spacebar for 3 seco...

Page 20: ...ar Click Stop Esc Key Click Last Word Left Arrow Key Click Last Word Next Word Right Arrow Key Click Next Word Last Sentence Up Arrow Key Mouse Wheel Up Next Sentence Down Arrow Key Mouse Wheel Down N...

Page 21: ...21 Go to Beginning Home Key Go to End End Key VIEWS View feature allows you to toggle through 3 different views while reading ORIGINAL VIEW Original view retains the ORIGINAL IMAGE See Figure 9...

Page 22: ...22 Figure 9 REDRAWN VIEW Redrawn view replaces the Original Text with DIGITAL TEXT on the ORIGINAL IMAGE See Figure 10...

Page 23: ...23 Figure 10 WRAPPED VIEW Wrapped view displays DIGITAL TEXT onto a DIGITAL BACKGROUND and reformats the text so it fits within the width of the screen See Figure 11...

Page 24: ...24 Figure 11 Views can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE Here are the VIEWSHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Change View V Key Click Menu Click Reading...

Page 25: ...d by using the KEYBOARD Here is the ROTATE IMAGE SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Rotate Image R Key TOGGLE COLOR Toggle color allows the user to toggle through the preset color schemes in the menu...

Page 26: ...ct new Color Scheme SAVE LOAD IMAGES ReadDesk allows you to Save Image Save image to My Documents Pictures Read Desk Delayed Save 15 seconds Fifteen second delay before image is saved Load Image Load...

Page 27: ...ures Read Desk Save Load Delete images can be controlled by using the KEYBOARD Here are the SAVE LOAD IMAGES SHORTCUTS for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Save S Key Delayed Save 15 seconds Hold S Key for 3 sec...

Page 28: ...the current image To start auto reading images Press L Key to enter Load Image Mode Use the or Keys to select the Start Image Press A Key to Start Auto Read Press Esc Key to Stop Auto Read and return...

Page 29: ...o automatically save images in 15 second intervals To start auto scanning images Enter Live Image Mode Press A Key to Start Auto Scan Press Esc Key to Stop Auto Scan and return to Live Image Mode Auto...

Page 30: ...a page has been read The text is automatically saved as a text file in My Documents Read Desk ZOOM IN OUT Zoom in out allows the user to zoom in or out of an image in any view Zoom in out can be cont...

Page 31: ...lick Mouse Wheel Up Down If you have 2 Additional Mouse Buttons you can use the following controls to Zoom In Out See Figure 12 Figure 12 MOUSE Zoom In Side Mouse Button 1 Zoom Out Side Mouse Button 2...

Page 32: ...image Movement can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE Here are the MOVEMENT SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Up 8 Num key Move mouse to Top Down 2 Num key Mov...

Page 33: ...omputer before the serial number can be used again Once registration has been removed ReadDesk will return to Trial Mode and the license can now be moved to a new computer Here are the steps to remove...

Page 34: ...U OPTIONS Menu options allow the user to customize and change settings as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 Menu options can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE Here are the MENU OPTIONS fo...

Page 35: ...Down Up Down Arrow Keys Move mouse to Top Bottom Select Option Enter Key Click on Option Enter Submenu Enter Key Click on Submenu Previous Menu Backspace Key Click on Back button COLOR Color changes...

Page 36: ...K ON YELLOW Black text with yellow background YELLOW ON BLACK Yellow text with black background BLACK ON GREEN Black text with green background GREEN ON BLACK Green text with black background BLUE ON...

Page 37: ...ding BOX Highlight text with a colored box Default UNDERLINE Highlight text with underline BACKGROUND Highlight text with background color VIEW View changes the way TEXT IS DISPLAYED WRAPPED Digital t...

Page 38: ...mage SPEECH Speech has 3 submenus RATE VOLUME and VOICE RATE Rate changes the READING SPEED of the reader LEVEL 1 Slowest reading speed LEVEL 2 Slow reading speed LEVEL 3 Normal reading speed LEVEL 4...

Page 39: ...E LEVEL of the reading voice 20 Twenty percent volume 40 Forty percent volume 60 Sixty percent volume 80 Eighty percent volume 100 One hundred volume VOICE Voice changes the VOICE USED when reading KE...

Page 40: ...ort will be added in future updates ENGLISH English language HELP Help has 3 Help submenus TUTORIAL SUPPORT and ABOUT TUTORIAL Run ReadDesk Tutorial SUPPORT Displays 9 digit support ID ABOUT Company i...

Page 41: ...41 QUIT Exit ReadDesk and go to Windows Desktop...

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